简介： FilminghasstartedonBBCTwo’scriticallyacclaimeddramaTheLastKingdom,fromCarnivalFilms.Thesecondseries,adaptedbyBAFTA-nominatedandRTSaward-winningwriterStephenButchardfromBernardCornwell’sbestsellingseriesofnovels,istoreturntoBBCTwonextyear,withNetflixjoiningasaco-productionpartner. Theemotionallycomplexandcompellinglandscapeofrevenge,rivalry,hostility,corruption,love,sex,loyaltyandfriendship,formsthebackdroptoagrippingadventurebasedonCornwell'snovels,TheLordsOfTheNorthandSwordSong–partofthehugelypopularbestsellingfranchiseTheLastKingdom. Setintheyear878,thesecondseriesreturnsasfearlessandinstinctivewarriorUhtredcontinueshisfightforhisnativelandofNorthumbria.Uhtred,havinggivenhisswordtoKingAlfred,despitehisupbringingbytheinvadingpaganDanes,embarksonhisvoyagenorthtoreclaimhisownfate:toavengeEarlRagnar’sdeathandrecapturehisancestrallandsofBebbanburg. Alfred’sconvictiontocreateaunitedEnglandisstrongerthanever,andhesetshissightsonthewildlandsofthenorth,whichhavefallenintochaosandrebellion.ItisadangeroustimeforSaxonandDanealike,butAlfredchampionsanewking-aChristianDane-tounitethetribes.However,thiskinghasbeenenslaved,andUhtredbecomesembroiledinarescuemission,whichbringshimfacetofacewithanenemyofold.
